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Kevin,
If you're anywhere near the flight path of commercial traffic you'd be
better served with a $300 aviation transceiver. For about $400 you can even
get one with a built in VOR that can be useful for coastal navigation. With
an aviation VHF you have no worries about propagation and an aircraft can
immediately relay your distress to ATC which in turn can speedily alert the
CG since those lines of communication are already in place. Since the
aircraft travel at 30-40000 feet a handheld aviation band radio can reach a
long ways. Plus you'll provide some entertainment for some otherwise bored
pilots.
Regards,
Dave Benjamin
Aboard S/V Entropy
A Freedom 39 catrigged ketch
Grand Marina, Alameda, CA
http://www.optimalsolutions.com/sailinks.html
>
> Actually, I intend to have a hand-held SSB in my raft kit. There is a
> company which manufactures a hand-held 3-ham-band (40-15-10 I think) that
> retails for about $700. Pack some solar cells and you're set for the
> duration. Your boat sinks - no worries, just inflate the tender, break out
> the fishing pole and solar still, and try for DXCC on the hand-held. Why
> bother radio-ing for help with all that DX and a perfect ground plane...
>
> Kevin
>
>
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